Literacy Teacher

Description

ANTELOPE VALLEY LEARNING ACADEMY

Full Time, Monday - Friday; 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

COMPENSATION:

Clear Credential: $79,500/year - $100,700/year
Preliminary Credential: $68,900/year
Intern Credential: $66,144/year

Help Us Change Lives

We live by the motto that “There is a Student in Front of Everything We Do” and we are very passionate about it.  Do you have a passion to work with students? If so, then this is an exciting opportunity for you! You’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of students supporting their growth and development. Remember the person who made a difference in your life? Now it’s your turn.

Learn more about us at https://learn4life.org/

How You Will Make an Impact

This Position serves as a Literacy Specialist Teacher for the READ 180 Program for grades 9-12th and creates a flexible program and environment favorable to learning and personal growth in accordance with each student's ability. Instructs students in activities designed to promote literacy and reading growth needed for school success by performing the following duties.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: This list is illustrative only and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of tasks performed by this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

A. Instruction

• Develop and use instructional materials suitable for verbal and/or visual instruction of students with wide range of reading and writing skill levels.
• Provides individual and group instruction designed to meet individual needs and motivate students
• Teaches to the objective and uses a variety of techniques and materials.
• Focus and prepare students for instruction
• Provide for all students to be actively involved in a lesson
• Monitor student responses and adjusts instruction accordingly
• Use reinforcement to influence positive behavior
• Provide guidance and independent practice
• Apply appropriate closure in a lesson presentation
• Maintain, administer and utilize tests as an instructional tool
• Evaluate students work and communicate progress
• Use principles of learning, which promote memory and recall
• Use technology (computers and software) to enhance Program instruction

B. Instructional Process

• Write & implement approved long-range plans, which incorporate course curricular objectives
• Prepare daily lesson plans which incorporates the grade level equivalents and standards
• Implement plans to address the needs of individual students and/or small groups of students

C. Organization and Management

• Organize the classroom for efficient use of instructional time
• Organize information for logical presentations
• Keeps student records/folders current and available for teacher, student or parent reference
• Confer with teachers and administrators concerning programs and materials to meet student needs

D. The Classroom Climate

• Create a physical environment conducive to learning
• Create an emotional atmosphere conducive to learning
• Maintain classroom control
• Promote development of self-control in students and positive independence
• Maintain consistent regular student enrollment (minimum of 4 students per hour)

E. OTHER DUTIES

• Participate in staff trainings and meetings
• Attend graduation ceremonies
• Adhere to attendance policies
• Administrative duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or changed from time to time

Qualifications

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, ETC:

• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written format
• Organization and planning skills
• Ability to use technology (computers, software applications) to enhance Program instruction

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Valid California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
• Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) or Bilingual Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) certificate
• Reading Specialist education designation highly desired
• Teaching experience
• English Learner Authorization required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Mental Demands: high workflow management, high project coordination.
• Finger Dexterity: using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
• Talking: especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Average Hearing: able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
• Average Visual Abilities: ordinary acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate machinery.
• Physical Strength: sedentary work. Sitting most of the time, and occasionally exerts up to 10 lbs. of force (almost all office jobs).
• Frequent multi-tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work required.
• Working in a noisy, distracting environment with frequent deadline pressures.

Salary : $66,144 - $100,700